2001–02 Colorado Avalanche season

2001–02 Colorado Avalanche
Northwest Division champions
Division1st Northwest
Conference2nd Western
2001–02 record45–28–8–1
Home record24–12–4–1
Road record21–16–4–0
Goals for212
Goals against169
Team information
General managerPierre Lacroix
CoachBob Hartley
CaptainJoe Sakic
Alternate captainsRob Blake
Chris Drury
Adam Foote
ArenaPepsi Center
Average attendance18,007
Minor league affiliate(s)Hershey Bears
Team leaders
GoalsJoe Sakic (26)
AssistsJoe Sakic (53)
PointsJoe Sakic (79)
Penalty minutesScott Parker (154)
Plus/minusGreg de Vries (+18)
WinsPatrick Roy (32)
Goals against averageDavid Aebischer (1.88)

The 2001–02 Colorado Avalanche season was the Avalanche's seventh season. At the end of the regular season, Patrick Roy had a goals against average (GAA) of 1.94 and a save percentage of .925. For his efforts, Roy earned the William M. Jennings Trophy and was a First Team All-Star for the fourth time in his career.[1] The Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings in the first round in seven games, then San Jose in the second round in seven games, but lost to the higher-seeded Detroit Red Wings in seven games after being up 3–2 in the series and lost game 7, 7–0, against Detroit. Until the 2021–22 season, this remained the last season in which the Avalanche made it past the second round of the playoffs, and in advance, played in the Western Conference Finals.[2]

Regular season

The Avalanche finished the regular season first overall in goaltending, having allowed 169 goals. They also led the league in shutouts, with 11. Combined with the 10 games in which the team itself was shut out, 21 of the Avalanche's 82 regular-season games ended in a shutout.[4][5]

Final standings

Northwest Division
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Colorado Avalanche 82 45 28 8 1 212 169 99
2 8 Vancouver Canucks 82 42 30 7 3 254 211 94
3 9 Edmonton Oilers 82 38 28 12 4 205 182 92
4 11 Calgary Flames 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
5 12 Minnesota Wild 82 26 35 12 9 195 238 73

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Western Conference[6]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Detroit Red Wings CEN 82 51 17 10 4 251 187 116
2 y – Colorado Avalanche NW 82 45 28 8 1 212 169 99
3 y – San Jose Sharks PAC 82 44 27 8 3 248 199 99
4 St. Louis Blues CEN 82 43 27 8 4 227 188 98
5 Chicago Blackhawks CEN 82 41 27 13 1 216 207 96
6 Phoenix Coyotes PAC 82 40 27 9 6 228 210 95
7 Los Angeles Kings PAC 82 40 27 11 4 214 190 95
8 Vancouver Canucks NW 82 42 30 7 3 254 211 94
8.5
9 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 38 28 12 4 205 182 92
10 Dallas Stars PAC 82 36 28 13 5 215 213 90
11 Calgary Flames NW 82 32 35 12 3 201 220 79
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 26 35 12 9 195 238 73
13 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim PAC 82 29 42 8 3 175 198 69
14 Nashville Predators CEN 82 28 41 13 0 196 230 69
15 Columbus Blue Jackets CEN 82 22 47 8 5 164 255 57

Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest

bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


Playoffs

Schedule and results

Regular season

2001–02 regular season[7]
October: 7–6–0–0 (home: 4–2–0–0; road: 3–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 3, 2001 3–1 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2001–02) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 W October 9, 2001 5–4 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 2–0–0–0 Recap
3 L October 11, 2001 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 2–1–0–0 Recap
4 L October 13, 2001 0–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 2–2–0–0 Recap
5 W October 16, 2001 2–1 Tampa Bay Lightning (2001–02) 3–2–0–0 Recap
6 L October 18, 2001 1–4 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 3–3–0–0 Recap
7 W October 20, 2001 5–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 4–3–0–0 Recap
8 L October 21, 2001 2–4 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 4–4–0–0 Recap
9 W October 23, 2001 5–1 Carolina Hurricanes (2001–02) 5–4–0–0 Recap
10 W October 25, 2001 4–1 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 6–4–0–0 Recap
11 L October 27, 2001 0–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 6–5–0–0 Recap
12 W October 28, 2001 3–2 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 7–5–0–0 Recap
13 L October 31, 2001 0–1 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 7–6–0–0 Recap
November: 6–6–1–0 (home: 4–0–0–0; road: 2–6–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
14 L November 2, 2001 2–4 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 7–7–0–0 Recap
15 L November 3, 2001 1–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2001–02) 7–8–0–0 Recap
16 T November 6, 2001 1–1 OT @ Montreal Canadiens (2001–02) 7–8–1–0 Recap
17 L November 8, 2001 0–1 @ Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 7–9–1–0 Recap
18 L November 10, 2001 0–2 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 7–10–1–0 Recap
19 W November 14, 2001 1–0 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 8–10–1–0 Recap
20 W November 16, 2001 1–0 New York Islanders (2001–02) 9–10–1–0 Recap
21 W November 18, 2001 2–0 @ New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 10–10–1–0 Recap
22 L November 20, 2001 3–5 @ New York Rangers (2001–02) 10–11–1–0 Recap
23 L November 21, 2001 4–5 @ New York Islanders (2001–02) 10–12–1–0 Recap
24 W November 24, 2001 2–0 Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 11–12–1–0 Recap
25 W November 27, 2001 4–1 Florida Panthers (2001–02) 12–12–1–0 Recap
26 W November 30, 2001 5–2 @ Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 13–12–1–0 Recap
December: 9–3–3–0 (home: 4–2–2–0; road: 5–1–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
27 T December 1, 2001 2–2 OT @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 13–12–2–0 Recap
28 W December 3, 2001 4–2 Ottawa Senators (2001–02) 14–12–2–0 Recap
29 W December 5, 2001 4–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 15–12–2–0 Recap
30 W December 7, 2001 4–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 16–12–2–0 Recap
31 W December 8, 2001 2–0 @ Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 17–12–2–0 Recap
32 T December 10, 2001 1–1 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 17–12–3–0 Recap
33 W December 12, 2001 5–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 18–12–3–0 Recap
34 L December 14, 2001 0–3 San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 18–13–3–0 Recap
35 W December 16, 2001 3–2 OT @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 19–13–3–0 Recap
36 W December 19, 2001 2–1 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 20–13–3–0 Recap
37 T December 21, 2001 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (2001–02) 20–13–4–0 Recap
38 W December 23, 2001 6–3 Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 21–13–4–0 Recap
39 W December 26, 2001 2–0 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 22–13–4–0 Recap
40 L December 27, 2001 1–3 @ Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 22–14–4–0 Recap
41 L December 29, 2001 2–5 Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 22–15–4–0 Recap
January: 8–3–2–1 (home: 4–2–0–1; road: 4–1–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
42 T January 1, 2002 4–4 OT @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 22–15–5–0 Recap
43 W January 3, 2002 3–2 OT New York Rangers (2001–02) 23–15–5–0 Recap
44 L January 5, 2002 1–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 23–16–5–0 Recap
45 W January 9, 2002 7–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 24–16–5–0 Recap
46 T January 12, 2002 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 24–16–6–0 Recap
47 OTL January 15, 2002 0–1 OT San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 24–16–6–1 Recap
48 W January 17, 2002 3–2 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 25–16–6–1 Recap
49 W January 19, 2002 3–1 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 26–16–6–1 Recap
50 W January 21, 2002 3–2 Buffalo Sabres (2001–02) 27–16–6–1 Recap
51 W January 23, 2002 4–2 @ Edmonton Oilers (2001–02) 28–16–6–1 Recap
52 W January 24, 2002 2–0 @ Calgary Flames (2001–02) 29–16–6–1 Recap
53 W January 26, 2002 4–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 30–16–6–1 Recap
54 L January 28, 2002 4–6 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 30–17–6–1 Recap
55 L January 30, 2002 2–5 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 30–18–6–1 Recap
February: 4–2–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 1–0–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
56 L February 4, 2002 1–3 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 30–19–6–1 Recap
57 W February 8, 2002 6–0 @ Minnesota Wild (2001–02) 31–19–6–1 Recap
58 L February 9, 2002 2–3 Chicago Blackhawks (2001–02) 31–20–6–1 Recap
59 W February 11, 2002 5–2 Boston Bruins (2001–02) 32–20–6–1 Recap
60 W February 13, 2002 3–1 St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 33–20–6–1 Recap
61 T February 26, 2002 2–2 OT Calgary Flames (2001–02) 33–20–7–1 Recap
62 W February 28, 2002 2–1 OT Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 34–20–7–1 Recap
March: 7–6–0–0 (home: 3–3–0–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
63 L March 2, 2002 1–2 Dallas Stars (2001–02) 34–21–7–1 Recap
64 W March 4, 2002 2–0 New Jersey Devils (2001–02) 35–21–7–1 Recap
65 W March 6, 2002 4–1 Columbus Blue Jackets (2001–02) 36–21–7–1 Recap
66 W March 9, 2002 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 37–21–7–1 Recap
67 W March 11, 2002 3–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 38–21–7–1 Recap
68 L March 14, 2002 0–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 38–22–7–1 Recap
69 W March 16, 2002 2–1 @ Philadelphia Flyers (2001–02) 39–22–7–1 Recap
70 W March 17, 2002 5–4 @ Nashville Predators (2001–02) 40–22–7–1 Recap
71 L March 19, 2002 0–3 Washington Capitals (2001–02) 40–23–7–1 Recap
72 L March 21, 2002 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (2001–02) 40–24–7–1 Recap
73 L March 23, 2002 0–2 Detroit Red Wings (2001–02) 40–25–7–1 Recap
74 W March 28, 2002 3–2 @ San Jose Sharks (2001–02) 41–25–7–1 Recap
75 L March 30, 2002 3–5 @ Phoenix Coyotes (2001–02) 41–26–7–1 Recap
April: 4–2–1–0 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 2–1–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
76 W April 1, 2002 5–1 Nashville Predators (2001–02) 42–26–7–1 Recap
77 W April 3, 2002 6–0 Atlanta Thrashers (2001–02) 43–26–7–1 Recap
78 L April 5, 2002 1–3 @ Dallas Stars (2001–02) 43–27–7–1 Recap
79 W April 7, 2002 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (2001–02) 44–27–7–1 Recap
80 L April 9, 2002 1–2 Vancouver Canucks (2001–02) 44–28–7–1 Recap
81 W April 12, 2002 3–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2001–02) 45–28–7–1 Recap
82 T April 14, 2002 2–2 OT Dallas Stars (2001–02) 45–28–8–1 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2002 Stanley Cup playoffs[7]
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Avalanche win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 W April 18, 2002 4–3 Los Angeles Kings Avalanche lead 1–0 Recap
2 W April 20, 2002 5–3 Los Angeles Kings Avalanche lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 22, 2002 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings Avalanche lead 2–1 Recap
4 W April 23, 2002 1–0 @ Los Angeles Kings Avalanche lead 3–1 Recap
5 L April 25, 2002 0–1 OT Los Angeles Kings Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 L April 27, 2002 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 W April 29, 2002 4–0 Los Angeles Kings Avalanche win 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (3) San Jose Sharks – Avalanche win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 1, 2002 3–6 San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 4, 2002 8–2 San Jose Sharks Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 6, 2002 4–6 @ San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 8, 2002 4–1 @ San Jose Sharks Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 L May 11, 2002 3–5 San Jose Sharks Sharks lead 3–2 Recap
6 W May 13, 2002 2–1 OT @ San Jose Sharks Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 W May 15, 2002 1–0 San Jose Sharks Avalanche win 4–3 Recap
Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Detroit Red Wings – Red Wings win 4–3
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L May 18, 2002 3–5 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 1–0 Recap
2 W May 20, 2002 4–3 OT @ Detroit Red Wings Series tied 1–1 Recap
3 L May 22, 2002 1–2 OT Detroit Red Wings Red Wings lead 2–1 Recap
4 W May 25, 2002 3–2 Detroit Red Wings Series tied 2–2 Recap
5 W May 27, 2002 2–1 OT @ Detroit Red Wings Avalanche lead 3–2 Recap
6 L May 29, 2002 0–2 Detroit Red Wings Series tied 3–3 Recap
7 L May 31, 2002 0–7 @ Detroit Red Wings Red Wings win 4–3 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Avalanche only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
19 Joe Sakic C 82 26 53 79 12 18 21 9 10 19 −2 4
4 Rob Blake D 75 16 40 56 16 58 20 6 6 12 −1 16
40 Alex Tanguay LW 70 13 35 48 8 36 19 5 8 13 −8 0
18 Chris Drury C 82 21 25 46 1 38 21 5 7 12 4 10
28 Steve Reinprecht C 67 19 27 46 14 18 21 7 5 12 7 8
23 Milan Hejduk RW 62 21 23 44 0 24 16 3 3 6 −4 4
41 Martin Skoula D 82 10 21 31 −3 42 21 0 6 6 −5 2
17[a] Radim Vrbata RW 52 18 12 30 7 14 9 0 0 0 −5 0
52 Adam Foote D 55 5 22 27 7 55 21 1 6 7 −2 28
10 Ville Nieminen‡ LW 53 10 14 24 1 30 — — — — — —
7 Greg de Vries D 82 8 12 20 18 57 21 4 9 13 1 2
26 Stephane Yelle C 73 5 12 17 1 48 20 0 2 2 −3 14
29 Eric Messier LW 74 5 10 15 −5 26 21 1 2 3 −4 0
50 Brian Willsie RW 56 7 7 14 4 14 4 0 1 1 0 2
3[b] Pascal Trepanier D 74 4 9 13 4 59 2 0 0 0 −1 0
13 Dan Hinote RW 58 6 6 12 8 39 19 1 2 3 −3 9
25 Shjon Podein‡ LW 41 6 6 12 0 39 — — — — — —
9 Brad Larsen LW 50 2 7 9 4 47 21 1 1 2 −4 13
12 Mike Keane† RW 22 2 5 7 −2 16 18 1 4 5 0 8
32 Riku Hahl C 22 2 3 5 1 14 21 1 2 3 −3 0
27 Scott Parker RW 63 1 4 5 0 154 — — — — — —
22 Vaclav Nedorost C 25 2 2 4 −4 2 — — — — — —
5 Todd Gill‡ D 36 0 4 4 3 25 — — — — — —
33 Patrick Roy G 63 0 3 3 26 21 0 2 2 0
20 Kelly Fairchild C 10 2 0 2 1 2 — — — — — —
2 Bryan Muir D 22 1 1 2 1 9 21 0 0 0 −3 2
37 Jordan Krestanovich LW 8 0 2 2 1 0 — — — — — —
45 Jeff Daw C 1 0 1 1 0 0 — — — — — —
1 David Aebischer G 21 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 2
6 Rick Berry‡ D 57 0 0 0 1 60 — — — — — —
11 Darius Kasparaitis† D 11 0 0 0 1 19 21 0 3 3 10 18
36 Steve Moore C 8 0 0 0 −4 4 — — — — — —
43 Jaroslav Obsut D 3 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
21 Peter Forsberg C — — — — — — 20 9 18 27 8 20

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
33 Patrick Roy 63 32 23 8 1629 122 1.94 .925 9 3773 21 11 10 572 52 2.51 .909 3 1241
1 David Aebischer 21 13 6 0 538 37 1.88 .931 2 1184 1 0 0 14 1 1.76 .929 0 34

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		NHL First All-Star Team Patrick Roy (Goaltender) [8]
Joe Sakic (Center)
NHL Second All-Star Team Rob Blake (Defense) [8]
William M. Jennings Trophy Patrick Roy [9]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Rob Blake[c] [11]
Patrick Roy[c]
Joe Sakic
NHL Player of the Week Patrick Roy (November 19) [12]
Joe Sakic (December 10) [13]
NHL Rookie of the Month Radim Vrbata (February) [14]
NHL YoungStars Game selection Alex Tanguay[d] [15]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
1,000th game played Todd Gill January 21, 2002 [16]
Joe Sakic March 9, 2002 [17]

Transactions

The Avalanche were involved in the following transactions from June 10, 2001, the day after the deciding game of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 13, 2002, the day of the deciding game of the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals.[18]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 24, 2001 To Colorado Avalanche
5th-round pick in 2001 		To Carolina Hurricanes
Chris Dingman 		[19]
June 24, 2001 To Colorado Avalanche
Los Angeles’ 6th-round pick in 2001 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
Nolan Pratt 		[19]
June 24, 2001 To Colorado Avalanche
9th-round pick in 2002 		To Tampa Bay Lightning
9th-round pick in 2001 		[20]
January 24, 2002 To Colorado Avalanche
Brett Clark 		To Atlanta Thrashers
Frederic Cassivi 		[21]
February 11, 2002 To Colorado Avalanche
Mike Keane 		To St. Louis Blues
Shjon Podein 		[22]
March 1, 2002 To Colorado Avalanche
D. J. Smith 		To Nashville Predators
Future considerations[e] 		[23]
March 19, 2002 To Colorado Avalanche
Darius Kasparaitis 		To Pittsburgh Penguins
Rick Berry
Ville Nieminen 		[24]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 24, 2001 (2001-07-24) Todd Gill Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [25]
July 30, 2001 (2001-07-30) Jeff Daw Lowell Lock Monsters (AHL) 1-year Free agency [26]
August 8, 2001 (2001-08-08) Jeff Paul Chicago Blackhawks 2-year Free agency [27]
August 9, 2001 (2001-08-09) Jaroslav Obsut St. Louis Blues 1-year Free agency [28]
September 6, 2001 (2001-09-06) Pascal Trepanier Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1-year Free agency [29]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via[f] Ref
June 26, 2001 (2001-06-26) Ray Bourque Retirement (III) [31]
June 27, 2001 (2001-06-27) Rob Shearer HC TPS (Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [32]
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Jon Klemm Chicago Blackhawks Free agency (III) [33]
Dave Reid[g] Contract expiration (III) [30]
August 14, 2001 (2001-08-14) Brian White Anaheim Mighty Ducks Free agency (VI) [35]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) Joel Prpic San Jose Sharks Free agency (VI) [36]
September 5, 2001 (2001-09-05) Mike Craig San Jose Sharks Free agency (UFA) [37]
N/A Nick Bootland Cleveland Barons (AHL) Free agency (UFA) [38]
Ben Storey EK Zell am See (EBEL) Free agency (UFA) [39]
October 25, 2001 (2001-10-25) Dan Smith Colorado Gold Kings (WCHL) Free agency (UFA) [40]
February 11, 2002 (2002-02-11) Todd Gill Release [41]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 1, 2001 (2001-07-01) Rob Blake 5-year Re-signing [42]
Patrick Roy 3-year Re-signing [42]
Joe Sakic 5-year Re-signing [42]
July 27, 2001 (2001-07-27) Brent Thompson 2-year Re-signing [43]
August 6, 2001 (2001-08-06) Yuri Babenko Re-signing [44]
Kelly Fairchild 1-year Re-signing [45]
Scott Parker 3-year Re-signing [46]
August 7, 2001 (2001-08-07) Greg de Vries 2-year Re-signing [47]
August 15, 2001 (2001-08-15) David Aebischer 3-year Re-signing [48]
August 16, 2001 (2001-08-16) Eric Messier 3-year Re-signing [49]
January 15, 2002 (2002-01-15) Peter Forsberg 1-year[h] Extension [50]

Draft picks

Colorado's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.[51]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 63 Peter Budaj  Slovakia Toronto St. Michael's Majors (OHL)
3 97 Danny Bois  Canada London Knights (OHL)
4 130 Colt King  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 143 Frantisek Skladany  Slovakia Boston University (NCAA)
5 144 Cody McCormick  Canada Belleville Bulls (OHL)
5 149 Mikko Viitanen  Finland Ahmat Hyvinkaa (Finland)
5 165 Pierre-Luc Emond  Canada Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
6 184 Scott Horvath  United States University of Massachusetts Amherst (Hockey East)
6 196 Charlie Stephens  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
7 227 Marek Svatos  Slovakia Kootenay Ice (WHL)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Vrbata wore number 12 until Keane was acquired.
  2. ^ Trepanier wore number 11 until Kasparaitis was acquired.
  3. ^ a b Blake and Roy were voted to the starting lineup.[10]
  4. ^ Tanguay did not play.
  5. ^ Conditional 9th-round pick in 2002
  6. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on July 1 if applicable.[30]
  7. ^ Reid retired.[34]
  8. ^ Club option for the 2002–03 season.

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